What business ethics did the agent reportedly demonstrate?

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The court said the agent showed poor business ethics by being willing to forge documents to mislead tax authorities.

The Hong Kong High Court ruled that former agent Samuel Yu Yuk-hing demonstrated poor business ethics because he was willing to forge documents in an attempt to mislead tax authorities. The judge described Yu as an “incredible” witness and found him evasive, with internally inconsistent evidence on multiple issues. The court’s judgment also addressed a likely fabrication around a purported 2011 exclusive management contract connected to an Inland Revenue Department investigation.
The specific conduct the judge criticised
The court’s strongly worded judgment stated that Yu was willing to forge documents. It linked this conduct directly to an effort to mislead tax authorities. The finding was presented as an example of poor business ethics in the case.
The credibility findings that accompanied the ethics finding
Alongside the business ethics criticism, the judge described Yu as an “incredible” witness. The court found Yu evasive and said he gave internally inconsistent evidence on multiple issues. These credibility concerns were part of why the court rejected the foundation of Yu’s claim.
How the ethics finding fit the dispute over documents
The case involved a multimillion-dollar claim tied to agreements for film appearances between 2011 and 2019. The court ruled that the exclusive management agreement Yu relied on was not signed by Cecilia Cheung. It further found that a purported 2011 exclusive management contract was highly likely to have been “created” by Yu’s younger brother after the Inland Revenue Department began investigating a HK$40 million payment made by AEG to Cheung in July 2011.

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